# Incident 19830220016359I: Piper PA20, Modesto, CA, February 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Harry Sham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1592A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1592A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 320 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830220016359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N1592A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020721038009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721038009A), Jul 21, 2002: Piper PA20 (N1592A), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was following traffic to land on runway 27. Pilot abruptly pulled up from flare, when his pax warned of imminent collision with another aircraft.…
- [Accident 19770311004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770311004819A), Mar 11, 1977: Piper PA20 (N1592A), Mariposa, CA, Substantial damage. Acft left gear rolled into hole adj to rt side of rwy and left side of taxiway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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